An Essay Towards a Philosophy of Education: A Liberal Education for All

· 1923

Not self-expression--A person, built up from within--Life, sustained on food--Plant analogy misleading--Mental and physical gymnastics--Mental food--The life of the mind--Proper sustenance--Knowledge, not sensation or information--Education, of the spirit--Cannot be applied from without--Modern educators belittle children--Education will profit by divorce from sociology--Danger of an alliance with pathology--A comprehensive theory--Fits all ages--Self-education--All children have intellectual capacity--Should learn to ‘read’ before mechanical art of reading--Are much occupied with things and books--A knowledge of principles, necessary--Education chaotic for want of unifying theory--The motiv…

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